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Defense Department
July 2019
NDIA Policy Points: Use EXIM Bank to Expand U.S. Global Influence
By Christian LarsenThe United States’ commitment to influencing global policy through soft power has atrophied recently, exemplified by a reluctance on the part of the U.S. government to leverage foreign military sales and direct commercial sales programs to further America’s interests in regions targeted by its competitors. -
Emerging Technologies
July 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: Defense Department Accelerates Hypersonic Weapons Development
A renewed sense of urgency spurred by rivals Russia and China has pushed the U.S. military to speed up the development of hypersonic technology. The Army, Navy and Air Force are all closely involved in the campaign with more test flights coming in 2020. -
Army News
June 2019
JUST IN: Army to Make Big Changes as it Engages in a 'War for Talent'
The Army is undertaking a major effort to redesign its personnel system which hasn’t changed in decades, said the secretary of the service June 13. -
Defense Contracting
June 2019
BREAKING: Politicians, Analysts Sound Off on Proposed Raytheon-UTC Merger (Updated)
A day after Raytheon Corp. and United Technologies Corp. proposed its “merger of equals,” analysts and lawmakers sounded off on what would be a seismic shift in the world of defense contracting. -
Government Policy
May 2019
Operational Security Erodes in Social Media Age
By Zachary KronischIn 2017, fitness-tracking application Strava released a map detailing all location data uploaded by app users, including U.S. service members stationed overseas. -
Infotech
May 2019
Changes in IP Rights May be on the Horizon
By Bryan Byrd , Alex Hastings , Jennifer Plitsch and Carl WiersumRecent findings by the National Institute of Standards and Technology could limit the scope of U.S. government rights to intellectual property, to the benefit of contractors. -
Defense Department
May 2019
You Don’t Know Who You Don’t Know
By Rachel A. McCaffreyIt’s likely everyone reading this is familiar with the phrase, “it’s not what you know but who you know.” -
Defense Department
May 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Dunford Knocks Tech Companies that Work with China, Not Pentagon
Companies that refuse to work with the United States military but at the same time pursue opportunities with foreign nations such as China are eroding the United States’ competitive military advantage, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff May 10. -
Defense Department
May 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is set to receive the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award from the National Defense Industrial Association May 10 at a dinner in Arlington, Virginia. -
Marine Corps News
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